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Here [1] is the same thread on nitter (a twitter alternative that does not require Javascript to read). Other nitter instances can be seen here: [2] The twitte
by pmoriarty 6y ago
Here [1] is the same thread on nitter (a twitter alternative that does not require Javascript to read). Other nitter instances can be seen here: [2]
The twitter thread also contained a reference to this interesting article on "Why bother with What Three Words?"[3], which itself links to other interesting articles: [4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]
W3W is a neat core idea poorly thought through. Hopefully one day there'll be a truly open alternative that solves the many issues W3W itself has.
[1] - https://nitter.cc/AaronToponce/status/1387933438305394690 https://nitter.cc/AaronToponce/status/1387933438305394690
[2] - https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/wiki/Instances https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/wiki/Instances
[3] - https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2019/03/why-bother-with-what-three-words/ https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2019/03/why-bother-with-what-three-...
[4] - https://blog.ldodds.com/2016/06/14/what-3-words-jog-on-mate/ https://blog.ldodds.com/2016/06/14/what-3-words-jog-on-mate/
[5] - https://knowwhereconsulting.co.uk/blog/location-grid-not-an-address/ https://knowwhereconsulting.co.uk/blog/location-grid-not-an-...
[6] - https://medium.com/@piesse/open-location-code-what3words-74a3f810c18d https://medium.com/@piesse/open-location-code-what3words-74a...
[7] - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18646650 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18646650
[8] - https://www.quora.com/What-is-your-review-of-what3words https://www.quora.com/What-is-your-review-of-what3words
[9] - https://stiobhart.net/2016-01-15-stupidest-idea-ever/ https://stiobhart.net/2016-01-15-stupidest-idea-ever/
[10] - http://blog.telemapics.com/?p=589 http://blog.telemapics.com/?p=589
[11] - https://www.grcdi.nl/Address_encoding_versus_traditional_addressing–the_state_of_play_20181030.pdf https://www.grcdi.nl/Address_encoding_versus_traditional_add...
[12] - https://www.grcdi.nl/linkspas.htm https://www.grcdi.nl/linkspas.htm
- CA0DA 6y agocheck out Open Location Code (https://github.com/google/open-location-code https://github.com/google/open-location-code) (aka PlusCodes)